Ocracoke Island is a magical place. For more than three
hundred years, pirates, sailors, ship captains, castaways, renegades,
and assorted other eccentrics have called Ocracoke home. In this volume
you will encounter compelling island history, eerie ghost stories,
intriguing maritime legends, and gripping local tales, all collected
and told by Philip Howard, eighth generation descendant of William
Howard, Blackbeard's quartermaster and last colonial owner of Ocracoke
Island.

Be prepared to meet the elusive ghost who prowls the halls of
one of Ocracoke's vintage hotels. Delve into the history of North
Carolina's oldest operating lighthouse. Trace the dynamic natural
forces that continue to shape the village and the island. Explore
traditional stories of spectral visitors, tokens of death, and murders
of passion. Follow the development of the island's earliest schools.
Relive the fearsome 1837 wreck of the elegant steamboat Home.
Read about a young islander's astonishing dream of death.

All these tales and more come alive in Digging up
Uncle Evans, stories based on Philip's popular Down Point
Ghost & History Walk.